February 15, 2011

Learn about Multi-Tier Application Development with DataSnap in RAD Studio XE

Embarcadero® RAD Studio Enterprise XE is the most popular release in years, in large part due to DataSnap XE. The DataSnap® framework enables you to build multi-tier applications with the server built in Delphi and C++Builder, and connect with them via a wide variety of clients and protocols.

Join Embarcadero and Bob Swart for a walk through a real world DataSnap application, covering topics like security, authentication, and deployment.

dbExpress in the Professional editions of Delphi and C++Builder XE supports local InterBase connectivity. In the Enterprise and Architect editions of Delphi and C++Builder you get both local and remote database connectivity. InterBase Express components are also available for connecting with InterBase from all editions of Delphi and C++Builder including the new Delphi Starter and C++Builder Starter editions.

DB PowerStudio is kind of like the RAD Studio of database tools. If you're working with Microsoft SQL Server, you get three of our top database tools at a really great price.

The special price is an additional 22% off the regular price of DB PowerStudio which itself is a discounted bundle price so you end up saving around 85% compared to buying all of the tools separately. You can also optionally add support and maintenance to get help when you need it and access to the latest updates and new versions.

Like the Enterprise upgrade offer, this special upsell offer is only available until March 31, 2011. Look for the RAD Bundle Edition name and special price of 595 Euros or dollars (or other currency equivalent) when you order rather than the regular price of 770.

2. We've added ordering information for additional countries so you if you're in Japan, Denmark, Italy or Korea you can get easy access to the pricing and ordering information.

*Limited Time Upgrade Prices are available to registered users of 2007-2010 versions of Delphi, C++Builder or RAD Studio
**Upgrade from XE Pro prices are available to users who purchased Delphi XE Professional or C++Builder XE Professional prior to Feb 1, 2011
***Upgrade from RAD Studio XE Pro price is available to users who purchased RAD Studio XE Professional prior to Feb 1, 2011

Here's some information from the offer page on why you will want to upgrade:

Embarcadero® RAD Studio Enterprise XE is the most popular release in years, in large part due to DataSnap XE. For a limited time, owners of 2007-2010 versions of Delphi, C++Builder or RAD Studio, Professional and Enterprise editions, qualify for extra savings on XE Enterprise upgrades! If you already own an XE Professional edition product, you qualify for even lower pricing to move up to XE Enterprise.

In addition to DataSnap, the Enterprise editions of Delphi XE, C++Builder XE and RAD give you exciting capabilities not available in the Professional edition. You get access to more data sources, remote servers, ability automate your build process, and ensure that your team is delivering high quality code. In Enterprise, you get:

The iPhone® is clearly a very successful smart-phone and the ability to develop applications for iPhones opens up a new sector for developers. Initially, iPhone application development was only within the reach of Objective-C programmers directly using Apple's CocoaTouch framework, but this is no longer the case.

Embarcadero Delphi Prism®, in conjunction with Mono® and MonoTouch from Novell®, provide all you need to develop and debug native applications for deployment to iPhone. This white paper looks at the process of building iPhone applications with Delphi Prism, exploring various techniques and common application features.

Special thanks for Brian Long for all of his work on these and being part of our RAD in Action series.

February 2, 2011

Learn to develop
mobile applications using PHP and Android using RadPHP XE in a free webinar
and technical paper presented by Embarcadero and programming expert Daniele
Teti.With the need for mobile
user interfaces for existing applications growing at an increasing rate, this
webinar, in-depth technical white paper, and tutorial video series will show
how to achieve this using two very common platforms, a PHP web application and
an Android phone client. After introducing the basic concepts, you will learn
how to REST-enable the server application, before building the client
application targeting an Android phone.